Anticorrosive solution



Patented Dec. 10, 1935 V ,VUNITEDTSTATESV 'ANTIQORROSIVE, SOLUTION- Frederick A. Weihe, Jr., Detroit, Mich, assignor .to McAleer Manufacturing 1 Company, Detroit, ,Micla, a corporation of Michigan- A I ""No Drawing. Application March'10, 1934,

v sci-aim. 715,037 f V This'invention relates to the preparation and use of non-corrosive and non-foaming aqueous solutions. More particularly, it pertains'to the use and preparation of aqueous solutions of poly- 5 hydric alcohols containing meansfor'maki'ng such solutions non-corrosiveto the metals commonly used in radiators, motorsof automobiles and shock absorbers andsolutionswhich do not have'any material foaming tendency.

The cooling mediums used in automobiles, etc.

where'temperatures below freezing are e'ncountered, usually consist of aqueous solutions -of mono-hydric or polyhydric alcohols. It is well' known that these solutions will'corrode metals,

iron in particular, causing the formation of rust spots, scaling and a formation of sediment, etc. Various methods have been suggested and patented to eliminate this difliculty,.with more or less success. Amongst these, are soaps of fatty acids which as anti-corrosive agents are very eflicient.

However, soaps have the characteristic of lowering the surface tension of the alcoholic solution to such an extent that the resulting solution foams and froths. As a cooling medium, having such a characteristic, the advantages are out-weighed by the disadvantages as the formation of foam in an automobile cooling medium usually results in 7 loss of the liquid thru the'over-flow pipe.

It is the object of this invention to supply a cooling medium which will not be corrosive to metals and to iron in'particular. A further object is to supply an inhibitor which added to 45 tion is obtained and yet the solution is maintained in a non-foaming condition. I have discovered that by partially saponifying a saponiflable or partially saponiflable oil with an appropriate saponifying agent, the resulting product incorpo 50 rated into an aqueous alcoholic solution or water, -will result in a non-corrosive and non-foaming solution.

I have discovered thatan aqueous alcoholic so-' I V into any corrosive water or alcoholic solution at any desired time. .1 V, 55

lution consisting of 40%,more or less, of ethyl 5 alcohol, propyl alcohol and'more particularly the polyhydric alcohols such as thylene'glycoLglycerine an'de'tc. is made non-corrosive by the addition" of a saponifiable or partially s'aponiflable oil such ascastor oil, blown-castor oiL'soya bean 'oil, blown soya bean oil, linseed oil, etc. '5 which hav'e'been partially 'saponified with an alkylamine, an alklolamine, sodium*- or potassium' hydrate or *any other saponlfying "agent which will result in asol'uble-or semi-soluble's'oap. Not only will the resultantsolutionbe non-cor- 10 rosive, but it will not have any undue tendency to foam, which said-solutionwould have'if the oil were completely-saponifled. I have also dis- I covered that of the saponiflableor partially sa-- preferred. ,This, inhibitor or non-corrosive agent may be used in concentrations'offfrom 0.1% on up, with satisfactory results. i V

For purposes of illustration, the following ex-. amplesare given;

Example 1.-A 40% aqueous solution of either" ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, ethylene glycol or glycerine may be made non-corrosive and nonfoaming by the addition of 0.2% blown castor oil and 0.075% of commercial triethanolamine. r 25 Example 2-.-'-A'40% aqueous solution of either v ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, ethylenefglycol or glycerine may be made non-corrosive and non 'foamingby theaddition of 2.00% blown soya bean "oil and of commercial triethanolamine. 30

Eramplel3.--A aqueous solution of either ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, ethylene glycol'or glycerine, may be made non-corrosive and nonfoaming by the addition'of 0.2% blown castor oil and 0.05% of di-amylamine.

The percentages of oil and. of the alkylor alkylolamine given in above examples should not in any way be considered ;as limiting. I have found that the above ingredients may be varied I to a considerable extent in both amounts and in- 40 V gredients. used. In place of blown castor oil or soya bean oil, untreated castor oil, .soya bean oil, linseed oil, Chinawood, etc. may be used. Also, other alkyl and alkylolarnines may be substituted for those shown. Alkalies such as sodium or potassium hydrate, carbonate, borate, etc; may be substitutedfsuccessfully- However, it should be borne in mind that the saponifying agent should be used in quantitiessuiiicient only to partially saponify the oil used.

Also, the inhibitors as shown need not be reacted in the'presence of aqueouslalcoholicsolutions, but may be made separate and incorporated Any of the above examples or modifications of same, may be used'successfully in automobiles, tractors, etc. as an anti-freezing cooling medium without causing any undue corrosive or foaming action. Theinhibitor, which is the reaction product of a saponifiable or partially saponiflable' oil and a sapom'fying agent plus an excess of, oil,

may be used' lfor -making ordinary water' nom corrosive withoutexcessive foaming. V

I have found that a cooling medium as outlined above not only is not corrosive, but does not cause any undue foaming, Hei'etofore, lthasbeen possible to produce non-corrosive alcoholic solutions apparently suitable for use as a cooling medium,

but which have failed to.'be-satisfactory either due to the fact that said solutions were too alkaline or had the property of frqthin'g, thereby resulting in loss 01' the medium thru the overt-flow pipe when used in automobiles. The present invention is not only non-corrosive, but is non-foaming. Further, by maintaining a surplus of oil over alkali'ne material, any free alkaline ingredient that may beadded or formed, will be immediatelyre-u acted upon bythe free saponifiable oil.

a 'As many apparent and widely difi erent-embqdi-inents of this invention may be made without de parting-fromithe spirit and scope thereof, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to a sper ciflc embodiment thereofexcept as defined in the appended claims.

1; Anon-corrosive.aqueo s solution or an ale-o- 'hol containing'the reaction product oi. triethanol amine and blown castor'oilr a i 2.=A non-corrosive and non-foaming solution of an alcohol containing the reaction product of triethanolamine and blown castor 011 plus asurplus of blown castor oil.

3. A non-corrosive and non-foaming aqueous solution of ethyleneglycol containing the reac- 5 tion productof'commercial triethanolamine and blown castor oil plus a surplus of blown castor oil. 4. .Means for rendering a icorrosive'solution of water soluble alcohols non-corrosive, comprising a reaction productof :a saponifiable or partially 's'aponifiable blown semi-drying vegetable oil and asaponifying' agent. j

" 5; Means for rendering a corrosive aqueous alcoholicsolu'tio'n non-corrosive comprising a re-' actio'n productof 'a saponifiable or partially saponifiable oil-anda saponifying agent and in which the saponiflable oil is a blown vegetable 6. Means'fo'r rendering a corrosive-aqueous alcoholic solution non-corrosive comprising a reaction product of a saponifiable or partially saponifiable oil and a saponifying agent and in which the saponifiable oil is blown cast'or oil.

'LMeans for rendering a corrosiveaqueous alcoholic'solution non-corrosive comprising a reac tion. pr u t 's qmtla l t r ar a l saponi- -fiable, oil and a saponifying .agent and in which the saponifiable oil-isrblown'soya bean oil. v

8; Means for rendering a corrosive aqueous a1- coholic solution non -corrosive'comprisinga reaction product of a saponiilable or partiallyisaponi- Vflable blown oil, and; a saponifying, agent and, in

which the saponifyingiagent is an alk ylamine'or anallgylolamine. i 

